Office of the Historian

Policy of the United States with respect to Indochina: the extension of United States military assistance to French union forces; United States economic, military, and diplomatic support for the associated states of Indochina 1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1950, vol. vi, pp. 690 ff. For additional documentation on U.S. policy with respect to Indochina in 1951, see U.S. Department of Defense, United States–Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967, 12 vols. (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1971), Books 1 and 8.

[262] Minutes of the Meeting Between the Secretary of State and the Foreign Minister of France (Schuman), Washington, September 11, 1951, 3:30 p.m.

Washington, September 11, 1951, 3:30 p.m.

CFM Files: Lot M–88: Washington Foreign Ministers Meeting, 19511

[263] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, September 11, 1951—9 a. m.

751J.00/9–1151: Telegram

[265] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, September 12, 1951—7 p. m.

751G.001/9–1251: Telegram

[266] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Webb) to the President

[Washington,] September 13, 1951.

Lot 534D444: Secretary’s Memoranda1

[267] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Webb) to the President

[Washington,] September 13, 1951.

Lot 53D444: Secretary’s Memoranda

[268] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Minister at Saigon (Heath)

[Washington,] September 14, 1951.

751G.00/9–1451

[269] Minutes of the Seventh Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, Washington, September 14, 1951, 4 p.m.

Washington, September 14, 1951, 4 p.m.

C.F.M. Files: Lot M–88: Washington Foreign Ministers Meeting, 1951

[271] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in France

Washington, September 15, 1951—4 p. m.

751G.5/9–1551: Telegram

[274] The Acting Secretary of State to the Legation at Saigon

Washington, September 18, 1951—6 p. m.

751G.551/9–1851: Telegram

[275] Record of a Meeting at the Pentagon Building, Washington, September 20, 1951, 3:30 p.m.

Washington, September 20, 1951, 3:30 p.m.

PSA Files: Lot 58D2071

[278] The Secretary of State to the Legation at Saigon

Washington, September 24, 1951—8 p. m.

793.5851G/9–2451: Telegram

[279] The Secretary of State to the Legation at Saigon

Washington, September 26, 1951—7 p. m.

751G.551/9–2651: Telegram

[280] The Secretary of Defense (Lovett) to the Secretary of State

Washington, October 1, 1951.

751G.5 MAP/10–151

[281] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, October 4, 1951—9 a. m.

751G.00/10–451: Telegram

[282] The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Secretary of State

Paris, October 10, 1951—8 p. m.

751G.5 MAP/10–1051: Telegram

[284] The Secretary of State to the Legation at Saigon

Washington, October 15, 1951—6:06 p. m.

951G.61/10–1551: Telegram

[285] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, October 15, 1951—1 p. m.

751G.551/10–1551: Telegram

[286] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, October 16, 1951—midnight.

751G.5/10–1651: Telegram

[287] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, October 21, 1951—10 p. m.

751G.551/10–2151: Telegram

[288] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, November 2, 1951—7 p. m.

751G.13/11–251: Telegram

  1. Consolidated records of conferences of Heads of State, Council of Foreign Ministers, North Atlantic Council, and other meetings of the Secretary of State with European Foreign Ministers, 1943–1955.↩
  2. Collections of the Secretary of State’s memoranda, memoranda of conversation, memoranda for the President, and memoranda of conversation with the President, 1947–1953, retired by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State.↩
  3. Certain files of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs, 1949–1955, containing primarily material on Indochina.↩